Lithgow City Council
Local workers - Hours worked - All industries
Hours Worked statistics shows the distribution of employment hours in Lithgow City Council across each industry sector. Full-time employment is considered 35-hours and over.
The hours worked by employed people in a particular industry depend on a number of factors:
- The availability and take-up of part-time work in the industry;
- The demands of jobs in the industry and requirement to work overtime;
- The age and family responsibilities of people working in the industry; and
- The gender profile of workers in the industry (due to family commitments, females are often more likely to work part-time).
Hours Worked data should be viewed in conjunction with Age structure, Occupation and Income.
Data source
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2021 – by place of work
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| Local workers hours worked, 2021 | |||||||||
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| Lithgow City Council - All industries | 2021 | 2016 | Change | ||||||
| Hours worked | Number | % | New South Wales% | Number | % | New South Wales% | 2016 - 2021 | ||
| None | 466 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 295 | 4.0 | 3.2 | +171 | ||
| 1 hour - 15 hours | 859 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 843 | 11.3 | 10.8 | +16 | ||
| 16 hours - 24 hours | 790 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 779 | 10.5 | 10.5 | +11 | ||
| 25 hours - 34 hours | 929 | 11.9 | 10.0 | 829 | 11.1 | 10.5 | +100 | ||
| 35 hours - 39 hours | 1,623 | 20.8 | 20.4 | 1,511 | 20.3 | 19.1 | +112 | ||
| 40 hours | 1,333 | 17.1 | 18.7 | 1,312 | 17.6 | 20.0 | +21 | ||
| 41 hours - 48 hours | 745 | 9.6 | 7.4 | 671 | 9.0 | 9.1 | +74 | ||
| 49 hours or more | 905 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 1,053 | 14.2 | 14.9 | -148 | ||
| Not stated | 150 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 146 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +4 | ||
| Total Persons | 7,800 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 7,439 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +361 | ||
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions) Please refer to specific data notes for more information | |||||||||
Dominant groups
Analysis of the hours worked by the workforce in Lithgow City Council in 2021compared to New South Wales within Lithgow City Council shows that there was a lower proportion who worked part-time (34 hours or less) and a higher proportion who worked full-time (35 hours or more).
Overall, 39.0% of the workforce worked part-time (34 hours or less) , and 59.1% worked full-time (35 hours or more), compared with 40.3% and 58.0% respectively for New South Wales within Lithgow City Council .
The major differences between the hours worked by the workforce in Lithgow City Council and New South Wales were:
- A smaller percentage of local workers who did not work (6.0% compared to 9.0%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 25 hours - 34 hours (11.9% compared to 10.0%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who worked 40 hours (17.1% compared to 18.7%)
- A larger percentage of local workers who worked 41 hours - 48 hours (9.6% compared to 7.4%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the hours worked by the All industries workforce in Lithgow City Council between 2016 and 2021 were:
- None (+171 local workers)
- 49 hours or more (-148 local workers)
- 35 hours - 39 hours (+112 local workers)
- 25 hours - 34 hours (+100 local workers)